what the bsd charcters would get at the gas station (as a gas station employee)
a/n: i wrote this while bored at work a few months ago in my notes app, and thought it would be funny to share. nikolai's is def my favorite. enjoy.
dazai - just black coffee like a few times a day. he would talk to the clerks and is friendly to the point where he gets free coffees. flirts with the young women working but we cant tell if he is actually or not because he’s just hard to read. i can’t tell if he smokes or not but if he did he would get marlboro black 100’s.
atsushi - white cherry gatorade and some chips. very average customer. might eventually become friendly with the workers but hes a bit shy, and is surprised when the workers ask him how he’s doing.
kyoka - snack cakes. doesnt talk at all other than saying thank you. sometimes comes in with atsushi.
kunikida - coffee as well. very respectful and if he likes it will become a regular and add it to his schedule. everyone likes him. will occasionally rant about a coworker that annoys the fuck out of him (hm i wonder who).
ranpo - a fuck ton of candy and soda. like takes several trips back and fourth with handfuls of random ass snacks. he’s annoying as fuck about it too.
akutagawa - water. probably goes to the self checkout too, just does not wanna talk to anyone.
chuuya - premium gas and occasionally cigarettes. he’d get some odd type too like winstons or very specific marlboros. he doesn’t talk much unless the worker talks to him. but me and my younger female coworkers would definitely gush over him when he first starts coming.
hirotsu - he would get some old people shit like tourneys or parliaments and say “in a box”. but is patient when the workers take a second to look for them because literally no one gets them.
oda - marlboro black 100’s (which would have inspired dazai's choice). doesn’t talk much.
ango - water and a small snack like a doughnut or peanuts.
tachihara - mountain dew voltage. very chill and talks to the workers. if he finds anyone attractive would lowkey flirt.
tecchou - he would find some type of snack that no one knew we even had. like the byson meat sticks that are definitely expired.
teruko - look i love her but i KNOW this bitch door dashes shit, and it drives us nuts because its always when we’re busy.
fukuchi - he gets beer and would pay with like a 50 dollar bill. my friend i work with would make an inside joke about him being our sugar daddy.
nikolai - (this is something an actual person has done) walks in , says hi and takes an entire fucking tray of lighters before walking out.
fyodor - calls the store and scams the worker for hundreds of dollars.
edit: should i tell more stories about working at a gas station? because i have a lot. i also wish i could have put in the time i was serenaded by a customer when i was by myself. but idk who would do that. maybe dazai??
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BSD Dead Apple manga highlights!!
Kunikida is insane. "Oh yeah getting shot in the gut is no big deal dwai" and then he proceeds to run around and fight both his own Ability and Demon Snow after this. Jesus.
Kunikida's so resourceful tbh. I love watching him fight. Akutagawa's later fight with Rashoumon (where he demonstrates similar resourcefulness using the molten metal) is also cool for the same reason, because like it's one thing to be TOLD these characters are cool under pressure and smart as long as Dazai's not there to piss them off and a whole other to be shown it.
SO THIS CONFIRMS MY THEORY. I need a fight scene where Yosano detaches her limbs and uses them as weapons after she heals them omg she's so fucking badass. Side note the fact that Kenji and Yosano held up so long against their Abilities is so impressive? Like all of them are ofc but Undefeated and Thou Shalt Not Die are both like, extremely powerful. Your fighting a power that rearranged a mountain and a power that basically can't be killed. Like damn.
Lmfao Akutagawa's main priority is watching their Abilities fight each other
D A S H
I love how casually he says this lmfaoo
Also LMAO AKUTAGAWA DO U HAVE SOME UNRESOLVED FEELINGS TOWARDS DAZAI OR SOMETHING?? HMM??
Confirmation Dazai fucking hates both of them. He was probably tearing his hair out internally this whole time. Literally him going "friendless behavior" at Shibusawa lmao- ALSO THE 'MEOW EXCHANGE. HE ACTUALLY MEOWED. THIS IS SO FUCKING DRY LMFAO.
Akutagawa's monologue is conveyed in a really cool way via manga adaptation... like DA has some great development for Akutagawa, Kyouka and Atsushi, but Akutagawa's in particular stands out to me because it doesn't really disprove his strength-based worldview?? He finds his own self worth through that view instead which is interesting, by overpowering his Ability instead of finding somewhere he's valued beyond it like say, Yosano.
This is also SUCH an interesting panel. "That I control Demon Snow/That I didn't want to hate her" it's like Atsushi has previously only seen Kyouka as a victim, as being controlled against her will and never wanting any of the violence she partook in when this kinda... confirms it's not all the case? DA as a whole kinda tries to break Atsushi's black and white worldview but I also think, between this and how well Akutagawa and Kyouka work together in DA, there was likely a part of Kyouka who knew she was good at killing and violence, and liked that about herself, if nothing else. The ability to not be completely helpless, even if her circumstances as a whole were not within her control.
"Are you fucking serious" he is SO DONE with Dazai's shit lmfao.
Soukoku are fucking insane. What do you MEAN you noticed Dazai's hidden message from a mention of a microscope. What do you mean you remember all your interactions with him that clearly. What do you mean-
Ohh my fucking god is that a tear in the last panel?? Oh my god did Chuuya mean he just doesn't want Dazai to stop him in Corruption. Chuuya cannot catch a fucking BREAK oh my god.
So Ango is also suicidal right?? Like sure he has a reason for saying this but also this is not a normal thing to say. He uses Chuuya's vow to kill him to try and stop Chuuya from what he sees as a suicidal mission later. Like this is not normal.
"Dazai doesn't care about the ADA!" shut the fuck up
Oh my god. This was so fucked up oh my god. Poor baby Atsushi oh my god.
The repetition of "I raised by claws" is SO chilling here omg. But I also find it so so interesting that I think Atsushi is... the only BSD character who just... wants to live. Not for other people, he definitely doesn't want to die. Like so many characters in BSD (Dazai, Yosano, Chuuya, Kunikida, Kyouka, Ango, arguably Akutagawa) are in some manner suicidal, or even the ones who aren't have reasons they life for. But Atsushi's base desire is just... he wants to live. That's where his Ability comes from. It's why he killed Shibusawa. It's so interesting.
So there are two sides to Fyodor's Ability. But he CALLS HIMSELF crime in this case?? Bc the Crime avatar is wearing what Fyodor was wearing. I've seen theories Fyodor himself is just the manifestation of his own Ability or something and tbh... that might have merit.
Tbh, I often wonder how Ango ended up working with the government. It's repeatedly mentioned how he dislikes and opposes their use of human lives as value metrics, or plans like this for the 'greater good', and yet he still does their bidding. He's still here. Even though no one listens to his oppositions. Why?
Anyway so if anyone has manga translations past Ch 13 please help I can't find any lol.
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BSD Official Guidebook Gongeroku - characters profiles
Finally stopped procrastinating Got around to arranging the profiles from the fifth official guidebook Gongeroku. Thank you so so much @justplaggin for helping out fix my messy translations, your help was immeasurable (╥﹏╥)
Except for young Oda, I didn't include profiles that only listed age / height / weight since they didn't feature any info we didn't know already.
Other guidebooks profiles by @/looking-for-stray-dogs (listing here for easy access / having them all in one place): second guidebook Shinkaroku; DEAD APPLE guidebook.
Untold Origins arc
Ranpo Edogawa
Age: 14 years old
Height: 160cm
Weight: Unknown
First thing he does when he wakes up in the morning: Praise himself for being a great detective
A habit he can't help: The marbles in Ramune are so pretty, he has to take them home
If he wasn't at the detective agency, what would he be doing now?: Can't even imagine
Where does he see himself in 10 years?: Supporting the president, just like he is now
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Age: 32 years old
Height: 186cm
Weight: Unknown
First thing he does when he wakes up in the morning: Take a deep breath and let the energy flow to his abdomen
A habit he can't help: Walking by sliding his feet, keeping the unwavering figure of a swordsman
A moment recently that made you feel just how much Ranpo has grown?: The average number of candies he eats went from 18 to 17.
Where does he see himself in 10 years?: Thanks to his subordinates' efforts, the city will have become peaceful, increasing his spare time a little.
Sakunosuke Oda
Age: 14 years old
Height: 165cm
Weight: Unknown
Canon
Osamu Dazai
Age: 22 years old
Height: 181cm
Weight: 67kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: Colorless and transparent. Because I don't see any value either in living or in wearing colors.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Hopefully passing away
Atsushi Nakajima
Age: 18 years old
Height: 170cm
Weight: 55kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: White. My hair is white, and Akutagawa's is black, so, a color as different as possible.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: I wonder if I'll still be alive in this bewildering city…
Kyouka Izumi
Age: 14 years old
Height: 148cm
Weight: 40kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: Gray, rather than white. It was black before, and now I want it to be white, but the past still has meaning in itself.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Continuing to support Atsushi
Doppo Kunikida
Age: 22 years old
Height: 189cm
Weight: 78kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: The color of steel. The materialization of flawlessness and unshakeable ideals, steel.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: According to my notebook, my salary will have increased by 47%, my subordinates by 4, my medals for contrubuting to peace by 3… (explanation continues for 30 minutes)
Ryuunosuke Akutagawa
Age: 20 years old
Height: 172cm
Weight: 50kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: Black. It's the color of the overcoat that Dazai-san gave me.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Becoming the strongest ability user in Yokohama
Chuuya Nakahara
Age: 22 years old
Height: 160cm
Weight: 60kg
What color would you compare yourself with?: Red. Kajii once said that the fastest forward-moving things appear red from behind.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Expanding the mafia's territory to cover the whole country
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Age: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
What do you want to eat now?: Appetite… I do not experience something like that.
Something you always do before going to bed?: Pray to God
What color would you compare yourself with?: The white of snow from my hometown
If you could be born again, what would you want to become?: Most things, I've already become.
A reward for hard work would be... : Listening to classical music all day
Saigiku Jouno
Age: Unknown
Height: 181cm
Weight: Unknown
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses: His strength is his good hearing, his weakness is that he can't see.
Motto: Send Tetchou flying
Something he wants right now: Not being held responsible even if he torments a criminal to death
Something that recently made him laugh: The captain was able to quietly approach and tickle him
Tetchou Suehiro
Age: Unknown
Height: 184cm
Weight: Unknown
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses:
His strengths are that he is the embodiment of justice and has a will of steel, his weakness is that he can't read people's true intentions.
Motto: Justice of steel
Something he wants right now: Enough space at home to put his weight training machine
Something that recently made him laugh: The last time he laughed was when he was a baby, so he doesn't remember.
Michizou Tachihara
Age: 19 years old
Height: 176cm
Weight: 62kg
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses: His strength is that he has a strong ability, his weakness is that he's not very smart
Motto: Orders make me who I am
Something he wants right now: A cool motorbike like Chuuya-san's, for commuting to work
Something that recently made him laugh: Unintentionally giving the military police internal audit department a mafia-style glare
Teruko Ookura
Age: Unknown
Height: Indefinite
Weight: Indefinite
What she believes are her strengths and weaknesses: Her strength is her love for the captain, her weakness is that she can't see anyone but the captain.
Motto: The society's dog, the strongest dog
Something she wants right now: The captain's used socks
Something that recently made her laugh: During practice, Jouno and Tetchou challenged the captain at the same time, but were beaten at their own game
Ouchi Fukuchi
Age: 45 years old
Height: 190cm
Weight: Unknown
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses: His strength is being physically strong. His weakness is that he is too strong, and didn't develop a habit of delegating things to his subordinates.
Motto: World peace
Something he wants right now: A comfortable disguise (because people ask for his autograph wherever he goes)
Something that recently made him laugh: All five of them (Hunting Dogs) having a pleasant talk
Nikolai Gogol
Age: 26 years old
Height: 184cm
Weight: 68kg
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses: His strength is his talent for magic, his weakness is his fickle nature.
Motto: Be as free as a bird
Something he wants right now: Someone who understands him
A reward for hard work would be... : Applause and praise from a crowd of people
Sigma
Age: Unknown
Height: 177cm
Weight: 62kg
What he believes are his strengths and weaknesses: Strength: being someone who battles on even in difficult circumstances. Weakness: everything else other than that.
Motto: Ordinary people have their own, ordinary ways of fighting.
Something he wants right now: A home to return to
A reward for hard work would be... : Patting himself on the shoulder and saying “good job.”
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